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What should the government do about ailing financial institutions?

Nothing, except to back off and get out—as any Objectivist knows, intervention is treating the disease with the disease

84%

Intervene judiciously—enough to avert a catastrophe that is otherwise imminent

Intervene massively—as it's doing

Nationalize the whole economy and be done with it. Bring on the USSA!

Something else (specify)

Total votes: 76

Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell

Economics In One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt

Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Tue, 2007-10-30 03:52.

If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

Margaret Thatcher

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Submitted by Jameson on Tue, 2007-10-30 07:06.

May I request a reprise of all the Atlas Month Quotes of the Day? Smiling

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Submitted by Elijah Lineberry on Tue, 2007-10-30 05:38.

know exactly what you mean, Lindsay.

I remember when I was in Dunedin in the the run up to the last Election.

I socialised with various people who were self described "right wing free marketeers".

But when talk of the General Election cropped up it got rather interesting....these people mentioned support and total agreement with ACT ...(not being libertarians as they are the 'Right Wing Authoritarian' types who cannot get their head around the idea of a party not wanting to actually govern the Nation)...but all took the view that "oh, we had better vote Labour because if we vote ACT it will make us look like right wing a***holes" Shocked